La sirène

1980, in southern Iran. The people of Abadan are resisting the Iraqi siege. Fourteen-year-old Omid is thinking with his grandfather about how to help people escape if the enemy seizes the town. They find an abandoned sailing boat in the harbour, which they now need to repair.

Directed by: Sepideh Farsi (France/Germany/Belgium/Luxembourg, 2022)
Screenplay by: Javad Djavahery
Genre: drama
Awards: Best Original Score at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (France, 2023); Jury Prize at the BIAF (South Korea, 2023); selected for the Berlinale (Germany, 2023), Geneva International Film Festival (Switzerland, 2023), Anima Festival (Belgium, 2024) and Yerevan International Animation Festival (Armenia, 2024)
Parental guidance: TV-PG